big cities and theft
06-06-16 | 06:48 PM
#51
Fat Guy on a Little Bike
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From: Philadelphia, PA
Bikes: Two wheeled ones
I've cut through cables with cable cutters. The first time I did it, I was astonished at how easy it was. It was like using scissors through paper. Never rely on those cables in high theft areas, because thieves do carry cable cutters to prey on people who don't know better. The weird thing is that they don't carry wrenches.
Aaron, I think that while that Merckx lasted three months without being stolen, the owner got lucky. The longer you leave a bike out, the more opportunity you make for thieves, and this story doesn't prove that leaving a bike out is a safe practice, unless you're locking an English 3-speed.
Aaron, I think that while that Merckx lasted three months without being stolen, the owner got lucky. The longer you leave a bike out, the more opportunity you make for thieves, and this story doesn't prove that leaving a bike out is a safe practice, unless you're locking an English 3-speed.
06-06-16 | 06:52 PM
#52
aka Tom Reingold
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
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I guess you're right. I hear Boston is still as bad as NYC.
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06-08-16 | 12:54 AM
#54
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From: Osaka, Japan
I usually use a $10 cable lock to secure my $1000+ vintage bicycle when I am downtown. Last night I somehow left my keys in the lock. I was gone for about three hours and my bicycle and keys were still there. Wondering where I live? I live in Osaka, Japan, where high end bicycle thefts are rare. Couldn't imagine this turning out the way it did, if I was in a big city in America.
07-15-16 | 07:12 PM
#55
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Fortunate small town
Luckily in my town there were only nine bike thefts last year, all involving kids taking other kids' unlocked bikes of the lab and were later recovered.
I always secure the frame and rear wheel with the U-lock (don't like Sheldon method for some reason) and I use a separate keyed cable lock for the wheel. I have a permanent cable securing the seat. All accessories get put into my trunk bag.
Overly cautious for small town, but it beats being a victim.
I always secure the frame and rear wheel with the U-lock (don't like Sheldon method for some reason) and I use a separate keyed cable lock for the wheel. I have a permanent cable securing the seat. All accessories get put into my trunk bag.
Overly cautious for small town, but it beats being a victim.
